Joel Kamil & Associates, CPAs, PC

The Security Summit, which is a partnership among the IRS, state tax authorities, tax software companies and tax preparation business, is warning taxpayers to b...eware of a new twist on the scam. In the past few weeks, the scammers have been impersonating the IRS, with their emails purporting to come from IRS Online. The phishing email comes with an attachment called Tax Account Transcript or a similar name. The subject line of the message uses some variation of the phrase tax transcript. However, the clues can change with different versions of the malware. Scores of the scam emails have been forwarded recently to the IRS’s clearinghouse for phishing emails, [email protected]. The IRS is once again reminding taxpayers it doesn’t send unsolicited emails to the public, nor would it email a sensitive document such as a transcript summarizing a tax return. The IRS is warning taxpayers not to open the email or the attachment. If they’re using a PC, they should delete the message or forward it to [email protected]. If they receive it on an employer’s computer, they should notify the organization’s own technology professionals This is a new scam.

This is a new scam that has just started.

New Medicare cards are being mailed now to Missouri recipients. The new cards will not have Social Security Numbers. A new scam going around is telephone call...s saying they are from Medicare and need to correct the cards and asking for your Social Security number. This is not the case. Do not provide that information. Pass this on. See more